Here's a hard truth for the hard right

The Philadelphia Inquirer ^ | November 8, 2009 | Michael Smerconish

[EveningStar]

Who is Dede Scozzfava? ...

"This is my party, too," she insisted. "There are a lot of moderate people - Republicans, like me - and I'm hearing from an awful lot of them. And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them."

She acknowledged that many in the GOP would differ with her support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage. But she maintained that she approached those views from a conservative vantage point - a respect for individual liberties...

Her gun-rights bona fides, meanwhile, are beyond reproach. She received an A rating from the National Rifle Association in each election since 2002 (A-plus in 2000) and supported the New York Gun Owners of America in 100 percent of the relevant votes in 2002...

On Thursday, I asked former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who had called Scozzafava's nomination a "train wreck," whether the GOP was better off with Owens headed to Washington. "No, not at all," he said. "The danger of pushing third-party candidates is that you end up with a Democrat rather than a less-than-desirable Republican." ...

[SueRae]

Screw Smerconish. I stopped listening to him when he endorsed the poser.

i now have Bill Bennett morning in America, although the signal could be improved in the Philadelphia listening area.

[Terpfen]

"This is my party, too," she insisted. "There are a lot of moderate people - Republicans, like me - and I'm hearing from an awful lot of them. And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them."

No, Dede, the Republican Party is not yours. The Democrat Party is yours. Your views are closer to Nancy Pelosi's than Ronald Reagan's. You are not a moderate. You are a liberal.

[Jim Robinson]

Hey Dede and fellow abortionist/RINO scumbags! Don’t let the door hit you. Buh bye!

[bcsco]

On Thursday, I asked former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who had called Scozzafava's nomination a "train wreck," whether the GOP was better off with Owens headed to Washington. "No, not at all," he said. "The danger of pushing third-party candidates is that you end up with a Democrat rather than a less-than-desirable Republican." ...

As if there was a discernible difference in this case? The only real difference was the 3rd party candidate. And that's why I supported him. Sorry, Huckabee, you lose...again.

[Alex Murphy]

"This is my party, too," she insisted. "There are a lot of moderate people - Republicans, like me - and I'm hearing from an awful lot of them. And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them."

Sauce for the gander, baby. Sauce for the gander.

[TribalPrincess2U]

And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them."

That statement is one reason conservatives don't support you. Just go away dodo. You're history.

[jessduntno]

She voted for card check...’nuf said?

[skeeter]

And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them.

When a 'moderate' threatens the party the party hacks turn & wag their finger at the conservatives.

When the conservatives say exactly the same thing the party hacks turn and wag their fingers at... the conservatives.

F 'em.

[jwalsh07]

Smerconish, like Scozzafava is a liberal poseur.

[ExGeeEye]

"...we're going to find a way to work against them."

I think you'll have to work very hard to surpass endorsing the Democrat, DeDe.

[Texas Eagle]

She received an A rating from the National Rifle Association in each election since 2002...

Big whoop. The NRA is like any other self-interested organization. They endorsed Arlen Sphincter over Pat Toomey when Toomey had a respectable chance of defeating Sphincter in the primary last time.

That worked out real great.

[goodnesswins]

Heh..heh...how about CARD CHECK, DeDe???? Hmmmmm? You were a MOLE...and NOW you’ve been outted! GO AWAY!

[KarlInOhio]

And I think the Republican Party needs to know if they don't have room for us and they don't want us working with them, we're going to find a way to work against them."

The problem is that you and your RINO ilk always seem to work against us anyway. The real question is whether you will work against us in the election or work against us in Congress after we have been suckered into working for you in the election.

[who knows what evil?]

Dede, you’re a Democrat. Deal with it.

[hsalaw]

It’s not your party, Dede, because it’s not the party of high taxes, abortion, labor union card check, or massive porkulus bills. Go hang out with your buds in the democrat party; that’s where you belong.

[freedomfiter2]

She acknowledged that many in the GOP would differ with her support for abortion rights and same-sex marriage.

Killing babies and sodomite “marriage” are not moderate positions.

[navymom1]

“...we’re going to find a way to work against them.”
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Gosh, that isn’t a threat. From what I can tell, she was already doing just that.

[tet68]

No less-than-desirable republicans need apply.
They are the dross of the party, skim them off
and get to the pure metal.

[Principled]

it’s as much her liberal positions as it is the party bosses choosing her.